---
name: "The Cruelty of Gix"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Read Ahead"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "2b5c62af-af5f-4beb-9688-19604ca46918"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-cruelty-of-gix-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Cruelty of Gix
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Read Ahead

## Oracle Text
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.
II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elspeth's Nightmare](/printing/elspeths-nightmare-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The World Spell](/printing/the-world-spell-pdmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Braids's Frightful Return](/printing/braidss-frightful-return-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Creation of Avacyn](/printing/the-creation-of-avacyn-mh3.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The Death of Gwen Stacy](/printing/the-death-of-gwen-stacy-spm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Down, Down to Goblin-town](/printing/down-down-to-goblin-town-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #87
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`